The malls were filled with people seeking gifts for their loved ones. Some of the malls remained open around the clock, partly to satisfy our needs to buy gifts.
Behind the materialistic aspect of shopping for gifts lies the idea of caring, being attentive to the desires of special people in our lives. However, to use a well-worn play on words: it is our presence, not our presents, that truly counts. Many of us, unfortunately, can be so inattentive, even in the presence of our loved ones, that we might as well not be there at all.
Attention is one of the greatest gifts we can give each other. Companies around the globe spend billions every year on advertising to catch our attention for just a short moment at a time. Whole industries – media, entertainment, education – rely on the precious gift of our attention for their continued existence. A baby lacking attention for a long time is likely to he psychologically unhealthy.
In earlier times, both diet and attention could be left unregulated without major cause for concern. There were natural checks and balances: limited availability of food meant few got fat, for example. Similarly, in bygone times we might have spent a few hours communicating with the village storyteller, today, watching an entire TV series, while speaking to nobody, is common. In traditional societies, with smaller population, everyone would get a fair deal of attention. On many issues we might go to see Grandma or Grandpa; now we have Google and Wikipedia.
“She just wants attention.” people tend to think little of those doing things simply for attention. But the truth is that human beings need attention, and giving attention to each other is, to a large extent, what human civilization is based upon. This perhaps explains the runaway success（一舉成功）of social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook. While we use such sites for “micro blogging”, “idea voicing” and “status updates” – the reality is that we are often doing no more or less than fulfilling our basic human drive for attention exchange.
I friend you, you friend me, I retweet you, you retweet me. The charming case with which we can now get and give attention is why many people appear overly attached to their smartphones. It is also a vicious（惡性）circle. As ever more people are busy exchanging attention online, there is increasingly less attention to be paid in the real world, which forces more people to seek their attention exchange online, or else risk attention-starvation.
The very nature of attention exchange is being rapidly transformed, and there is a danger that some of us will develop unhealthy practices. Just as eating red meat every day is a bad idea, so it is with too much attention exchange. The biological consequences of our technological advancement in food production are highly visible; heart disease, diabetes and obesity. The consequences of our transformed attention exchanges will be psychological and social, and so may take longer to identify, but they will be equally damaging.
Face-to-face attention is becoming rarer, and therefore more valuable. In a sense it is priceless. And it is a gift that can be given all-year-round.
小題1:In the first two paragraphs the author        .
A．offers advice to attention giversB．a(chǎn)nalyses the present problems
C．states the necessity of presentsD．puts forward his point of view
小題2:People use social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook to     .
A．obtain informationB．give attention to others
C．voice their opinions D．notice and get noticed
小題3:Attention exchange was not a major concern in traditional societies because of      .
A．limited availability of food B．natural checks and balances
C．a(chǎn) much smaller populationD．the guidance from old people
小題4:What can we infer from Paragraph 6-7?
A．More people will risk attention-starvation in future.
B．The nature of attention exchange is rarely changed.
C．Technological advancement contributes to all diseases.
D．Transformed attention exchanges do harm to society.
小題5:The writer’s purpose for writing the passage is to      .
A．a(chǎn)dvocate more focus on real life attention
B．a(chǎn)nalyze the necessity of attention giving
C．give practical tips on attention exchange
D．recommend some social networking sites

小題1:D
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:D
小題5:A

試題分析：本文敘述了在信息發(fā)展快速的年代，由于網(wǎng)絡(luò)的普及，人們都非常關(guān)注網(wǎng)上交友聊天，而很少親自去關(guān)心看望自己的親戚朋友，作者最后指出我們要提倡多進(jìn)行面對面的交流和溝通。
小題1:這是段落大意題。根據(jù)前兩段可以看出提出了自己的觀點，故選D。
小題2:這是細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)giving attention to each other is, to a large extent, what human civilization is based upon. This perhaps explains the runaway success（一舉成功）of social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook.人們要互相關(guān)注，故選D。
小題3:這是細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The very nature of attention exchange is being rapidly transformed, and there is a danger that some of us will develop unhealthy practices. The consequences of our transformed attention exchanges will be psychological and social, and so may take longer to identify, 故選B。
小題4:這是推理判斷題。根據(jù)The consequences of our transformed attention exchanges will be psychological and social, and so may take longer to identify, but they will be equally damaging.這種做法會給社會帶來危害，故選D。
小題5:這是寫作意圖題。根據(jù)要更多的人去關(guān)注現(xiàn)實生活，故選A。
點評：段落大意題主要考查考生略讀文章、領(lǐng)會大意的能力，它對考生的歸納、概括能力有一定的要求。
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C．Competition is harmful to personal quality development．
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I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE. “LOVE PEOPLE AND USE THINGS---NOT LOVE THINGS AND USE PEOPLE.”
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A．Because both men were poorly dressed and mentally ill.
B．Because the short gentleman was smiling to everyone around.
C．Because two homeless men were also waiting in line, with a bad smell.
D．Because the second man stood playing with his hands.
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C．turned in her projectD．regretted and cried
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小題4: What does the author try to tell us with the last sentence?
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B．If you need help from others, you’d better present them with gifts.
C．If you want to get something from somebody, you should please him with gifts.
D．Don’t be greedy with money or ask people to do things for you.
小題5: According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A．The author’s husband was very proud of her.
B．What the author did to the men touched many people.
C．Poor as the homeless men were, they had their dignity.
D．The author felt we should know how to heal people.

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